[Severe metabolic disorder associated with an enterovesical fistula. Report of one case]

Rev Med Chil. 2022 Jan;150(1):120-124. doi: 10.4067/S0034-98872022000100120.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

Enterovesical fistula (EVF) is a fistulous communication between the intestine and the bladder. It is uncommon and its classic clinical manifestations are the presence of pneumaturia, fecaluria, suprapubic pain and recurrent urinary infections. Surgical repair of EVF leads to rapid correction of both diarrhea and metabolic abnormalities. We report a 73-year-old diabetic woman with a neurogenic bladder secondary to a spine meningioma. She presented with diarrhea, vomiting, impaired consciousness and metabolic acidosis. She developed hypernatremia, hypokalemia, hypocalcemia, and hypophosphatemia, which were successfully corrected.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Acidosis*
  • Aged
  • Diarrhea / complications
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Intestinal Fistula* / complications
  • Intestinal Fistula* / surgery
  • Urinary Bladder Fistula* / complications
  • Urinary Bladder Fistula* / surgery
  • Urinary Tract Infections*